Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 361 | 371 | 408 | 322 | 305 | 297 | 305 | 376 | 456 | 988 | 926 | 880 | 931 | 754 | 741 | 3034 | 1068 | 3330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49AM2.02m | 7:13PM1.84m | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.12m | 1:13PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:12PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | N 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 279 | 361 | 371 | 408 | 322 | 55 | 297 | 305 | 104 | 208 | 988 | 926 | 880 | 931 | 754 | 741 | 561 | 26 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 16 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 305 | 25 | 9 | 376 | 456 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 205 | 359 | 596 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | NNW 3 | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 61 | 12 | 26 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3034 | 1068 | 3330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 145 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 36 | 16 | 35 |
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